Workshop on Methods for Studying Collective Action

February 28, 2002

February 28 - March 1, 2002, Nyeri, Kenya

This CAPRi sponsored workshop on methodologies was hosted by ICRAF near Nairobi. It gathered more than 40 researchers from CGIAR centers, national research partners, and external experts presenting theoretical work as well as case studies. The call for paper required submissions to address methodological aspect of collective action studies. Participants' discussions and working groups addressed these methodological aspects, examined strengths and weaknesses of different methodologies, investigated possible integration of approaches and provided guidelines for further research.

Papers presented at the conference are currently undergoing revision to be released as CAPRi working papers. The versions presented at the conference are accessible below as draft not for citation, since revision are expected.

Collective action for grazing land management in crop-livestock mixed systems in the highlands of Northern Ethiopia
by Berhanu Gebremedhin, John Pender and Girmay Tesfay (ILRI/IFPRI). Socio-economics and Policy Research. working paper No.42. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute.Full Text

Methods of concensus building for community based fisheries management in Bangladesh and the Mekong delta. Parvin Sultana and Paul Thompson. CAPRi Working Paper 30. Washington DC: IFPRI. 2003.Full Text